Team 925

1993 Parkpre “Team 925″ (Brainz Bike)

My Parkpre Team 925 XC Racing Bike. I am the only owner this baby has ever had. Bought this brand new from Antoon’s Bicycles in Sterling Heights, MI. early summer of 1993. I first fell in love with this exact bike from a full page ad in “Mountain Bike” magazine. I had just bought an inexpensive hybrid mtn bike and was getting excited about the sport and buying magazines when I seen the full page ad for the Parkpre Team 925 with Titanium plated finish and that sweet looking Manitou 2 front shock! I thought to myself “man, I wish I had that bike”. So I was visiting Antoons Bike shop later on and they had one Team 925, the exact one from the ad. So not even caring what size frame it is or any of that important stuff, I ask to test ride it.
I rode it around the parking lot and thru the small trail circling in the adjacent field to the bike shop. I was in love! and gave them the $500.00 cash I had in my pocket for a deposit. Came back the following week with the $600.00 & change balance & took her home. Now this bike still gets alot of attention but back in 93′ mountain biking wasn’t as popular as today & people just didn’t see bikes like this at the time. Or heard of anyone paying that much for a bike, & that wasn’t that expensive of a bike actually.
I purchased some aftermarket parts for it those first few years in the 90′s. In 2012 I did a complete overhaul with close to full XTR m900 group, new bottom bracket, Titanium bolts, etc. The cranks on this bike are the OEM Shimano LX cranks. The cranks originally had a black finish which I stripped away with stripper and then polished them to there current state.